This award recognizes frontline caregivers from any department for their contributions that lead to improved quality of life for the residents and create a better work environment for the assisted living community’s staff. This includes, but is not limited to, direct care staff from nursing (does not include licensed nurses), housekeeping, dietary, activities/recreation, laundry, and maintenance departments.
Eligibility Criteria:
Deadline for submissions: May 23, 2011
All nominees must be employed by an NCAL member community in good standing at the time of 
nominations.
The nominee:
- Contributes to the positive well being of the residents and the morale in the assisted living community.
- Demonstrates outstanding person-centered care and achieves a heightened quality of life for assisted living residents
- Shows initiat.ive and performs above and beyond the call of duty. Provides comfort to the residents, family members, and volunteers.
- Empowers the residents to achieve individual autonomy, dignity, and quality of life in their daily living.
- Has a positive, outgoing attitude.
- Displays leadership, integrity, and a high standard of ethical behavior.
- Shows respect for residents, co-workers, family members and volunteers at all times.
Each nomination should be accompanied by an essay outlining how the nominee meets the criteria and demonstrates the criteria into his/her daily routine. Each essay should be no longer than 250 words in length.
Note: all activities demonstrated by the nominee and used in the nomination must have been performed in compliance with applicable state and federal labor laws.